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The state's official count of confirmed coronavirus cases increased by more than 180 for a third straight day Friday, when the state posted an internal model showing that it projected COVID-19's peak to come between April 23 and May 23.

There were 1,916 positive tests by the state's Friday afternoon count, and by evening at least 50 people had died from COVID-19 according to a combination of state and county reports.

Of those who tested positive, more than a quarter had been hospitalized.

Wisconsin's modeling, conducted late last month as Gov. Tony Evers' stay-home order took effect, was based on information from the first two weeks of March.

Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm has previously cited its conclusion that without action, Wisconsin could have seen 22,000 infections by April 8.

The modeling also figured that because of the time between transmission of coronavirus, the onset of symptoms and a positive test result, confirmed cases would peak between three and seven weeks from now.

"In order to lift physical distancing, Wisconsin's public health system must be prepared to follow up with isolation of any new cases to prevent new chains of transmission."

Also Friday, the state launched a new webpage to help promote resiliency during the pandemic. At resilient.wisconsin.gov, people can find tips for coping while staying at home, support for first responders and a message from Gov. Tony Evers.

By mid-day, confirmed cases in the U.S. amounted to about a quarter of the cases worldwide, and more than double reported cases in any other nation, according to an online count kept by Johns Hopkins University. More than 6,500 Americans had died.

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On Friday afternoon, the Wisconsin health department's tally of confirmed cases by county stood as follows: